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Companion Bill SB1679. Criminal Procedure - Rewrites provision requiring ex parte hearing on forfeiture warrant to instead require a hearing in which the property owner is entitled to be heard. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB1198 / SB1679Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1198 / SB1679 Under present law, the officer making a seizure of personal property must apply for a forfeiture warrant by filing a sworn affidavit within five working days following the property seizure. The hearing on the application for a forfeiture warrant is ex parte (meaning the person against whom the warrant is being issued is not present ). This bill removes the provision for the hearing being ex parte and requires that a hearing be [...] show full description
Latest Actions
- 04/23/2007 - Received from House, Passed first consideration
- 04/19/2007 - Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- 04/19/2007 - Passed House, as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0
- 04/19/2007 - H. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - HA0244)
- 04/17/2007 - H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/07
show all actions- 04/23/2007 - Received from House, Passed first consideration
- 04/19/2007 - Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- 04/19/2007 - Passed House, as am., Ayes 95, Nays 0
- 04/19/2007 - H. adopted am.(Amendment 1 of 0 - HA0244)
- 04/17/2007 - H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/19/07
- 04/12/2007 - Placed on Calendar Calendar & Rules Committee for 04/17/2007
- 04/11/2007 - Recommended for Passage if Am. Referred to: Calendar & Rules Committee
- 04/04/2007 - Placed on Calendar Judiciary Committee for 04/11/2007
- 04/04/2007 - Action Deferred in Judiciary Committee to 4/11/2007
- 03/28/2007 - Placed on Calendar Judiciary Committee for 04/04/2007
- 03/28/2007 - Recommended For Passage by Subcommittee Referred to Judiciary Committee
- 03/21/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Criminal Practice and Procedure of Judiciary for 03/28/2007
- 03/14/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of Judiciary to 3/28/2007
- 03/07/2007 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Criminal Practice and Procedure of Judiciary for 3/14/2007
- 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD
- 02/14/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Judiciary
- 02/12/2007 - Introduced, Passed first consideration
- 02/08/2007 - Filed for Introduction
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